Review of Dug's Special Mission (2009) by James R — 16 May 2011

An alternate view of the Up story; taken from the point of view of Dug the dog. This isn't as strong as BURN-E because the character isn't as inconsequential and this feels a little bit like a road runner cartoon with contrived slapstick throughout.

It links in well with the main story but I got the impression that the funniest stuff that Dug could do had already been put into the main plot and that this was merely an afterthought. It's great if you've seen the film, adds a bit of backstory, but not a great deal.

This film was never going to really set the world on fire and is one of Pixar's more average shorts.